Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader, backed by one of the world’s largest travel data clouds. Built on an open, modular, cloud-native architecture, Sabre serves as the backbone for both established leaders and bold, new disruptors, guiding them to the next age of travel retailing through intelligent, connected, and personalized experiences. With AI at its core and operating at unparalleled scale, Sabre transforms insights into innovation, empowering airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel worldwide.
About the Team
The Sabre Hotels organization builds and operates the technology platform that powers hotel distribution for global travel partners. Our systems connect 170,000+ hotels to the world’s largest online and offline travel agencies.
The applications we develop are high-volume, highly available, multi-instance, and business-critical, requiring strong engineering discipline and ownership.
Role Overview
Sabre is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer IV with deep expertise in Java, J2EE, and relational databases.
In this role, you will design, develop, enhance, and support scalable backend systems and microservices. The ideal candidate is a strong independent contributor who communicates effectively, takes ownership end-to-end, and consistently delivers high-quality solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain high-performance backend applications and services
- Build scalable microservices using modern Java frameworks
- Work independently on complex problem statements with minimal supervision
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver critical platform enhancements
- Ensure software quality through unit testing, automation, and code review practices
- Troubleshoot production issues and provide sustainable fixes
- Contribute to architecture discussions and continuous improvement initiatives
Required Skills & Qualifications
Core Technical Expertise
- Strong proficiency in Core Java (Java 8+) and J2EE technologies
- Excellent knowledge of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD)
- Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and multithreading
- Hands-on experience with Spring Framework, Spring Boot
- Strong experience in applying design patterns (GOF, Enterprise Patterns)
Service & API Development
- Proven experience building and consuming RESTful and SOAP web services
- Solid understanding of distributed systems and service-based architectures
Database & Backend Skills
- Strong working knowledge of relational databases such as Oracle and MySQL
- Expertise in SQL query optimization and schema-level understanding
Development Practices & Tools
- Experience with build and dependency tools such as Maven
- Strong knowledge of TDD practices and testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins
- Working experience with code quality and security tools (SonarQube, Veracode, IQ Scan)
Operating Systems
- Comfortable working in Unix/Linux environments
Communication & Ownership Expectations
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and drive tasks to completion
- Strong collaboration skills across engineering, product, and support teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Google Cloud (GCP)
- Prior experience in travel, hospitality, or distribution domains is a plus
- Awareness or hands-on exposure to modern AI-assisted developer tools
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of related experience
- Experience in fast paced Software Development in Agile environment
- Experience and expertise in advanced pair programming and solutioning
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Very good knowledge of Java , j2ee, spring, springboot, Microservices
- Very good Knowledge of cloud based tech/languages, technology stacks, etc. Monitoring and debugging critical issues
- Proficient English, both written and verbal
- Self-disciplined and independent developer
We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as your application progresses.
Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role will proceed in the selection process.
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What We Do
We are a software and technology company that powers the global travel industry. With decades of revolutionary firsts, our team of experts drive innovation and ingenuity in the industry. Today, we are creating a new marketplace for personalized travel. We partner with airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other travel partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel. We are committed to helping customers operate more efficiently, drive revenue and offer personalized traveler experiences with next-generation technology solutions. Positioned at the center of the business of travel, our platform connects people with experiences that matter in their lives. Sabre's technology powers the nearly US$8 trillion travel industry. Our technology and data-driven solutions help our airline, hotel, travel agency and corporate customers grow their businesses and transform the traveler experience. The scale, breadth and depth of our technology is unmatched and sustains a complex industry. We provide an open and stable platform to deliver flexible, reliable and scalable solutions. Over the years, we have shaped and modernized the travel industry. We pioneered online travel agencies, corporate booking tools, revenue management, and web and mobile itinerary tools, to name a few. Our travel marketplace transacts more than US$120 billion of travel spend per year. And we are the world’s largest provider of airline and hotel technology. We have been named to the InformationWeek 500 list of the most innovative technology companies for 11 consecutive years. And InformationWeek named Sabre seventh on its list of the “Greatest Software Ever Written.”
